Quote:If Guns prevented crimes, wouldn't America (the country with the largest concentration of guns by far) have the lowest crime rate?  That seems like common sense to me.  Ergo, guns don't prevent crimes. 

 

I disagree with your opinion (obviously). I don't think that's how that argument holds water. Guns routinely prevent crimes. I've saved my own life by simply using my gun as a visible deterrent. I've heard countless stories of the same. Since those are use-of-force incidents, then they aren't reported for statistical purposes, and no one can use them to defend the argument for guns. It doesn't, however, change that they save many peoples' lives on a daily basis from people that are unlawfully carrying their own.

 

 

Quote:The idea that guns protect us from tyranny is a bit funny.  I mean the government has drones.  So good luck dealing with those with guns if the government were to ever decide to go tyrannical on us.  

 

I think the point is that 300+ million Americans with guns should scare any government from trying to forcibly oppress them. Isn't there a quote somewhere where a foreign leader questioned invading America because gun ownership was so high?

 

Quote:If you let the registration on your vehicle expire and don't surrender the plates you can and most likely will have your vehicle towed by the city/county at some point regardless of where you "hide" it.

 

While much of what you said is true, this part is not entirely true. It isn't routine to impound a vehicle for expired license plates (on private property). Apartment complexes impound the vehicle since its on THEIR property, and the officers are usually courtesy officers working FOR the apartment complex. That's a civil matter between the apartment complex and vehicle owner. Police impounding vehicles on private property usually require some outstanding circumstance that hasn't been mentioned here. Otherwise, it isn't a common practice for any department... even when there are a few morons breaking the rules and making it look like it is.

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